Medical Office Assistant - Cardiology

Description

Medical Office Assistant – Cardiology – be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role. You will provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey.

• Greets visitors, answers telephones, and directs calls and visitors to the appropriate place or person.
• Registers patients for outpatient services, obtaining necessary demographic, insurance, and related data according to policies and procedures.
• Contacts various insurance providers to determine benefit levels and patient co‑pays as needed, collects and posts payments, and prepares daily deposits for monies received.
• Pulls and prepares patient charts prior to appointments, files notes, prescriptions, face sheets, and other documentation in the medical record, and copies and releases medical record information as needed.
• Assists physician with patient examinations by preparing exam rooms, helping to move or position patients for procedures, handling instruments, etc.
• Takes vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, and weight, and documents the patient’s reason for visit and vital signs in the patient’s chart.
• May perform medical procedures including non‑intravenous injections, venipuncture, performing EKGs, assisting with stress tests, routine x‑rays, PFTs, and other related activities.
• Obtains referrals and schedules patients’ appointments or procedures according to guidelines.
• Enters, reviews, researches, and corrects computerized records of patient billing information; provides billing company with all payments and rejections.
• Performs various other support duties such as preparing laboratory slips or statistical data, typing correspondence, and training new personnel.
• Follows established policies and procedures to meet safety standards and actively participates in all safety training, including CPR and annual safety training.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Graduation from a school of practical nursing or equivalent;
  * OR* completion of one of the following:
  • PCA/PCT Program.
  • Nurse Assistant Program or equivalent training.
  • Medical Assistant Program, or six months of experience in a doctor’s office or related area performing Medical Assistant duties.
  • EMT program.
  • Phlebotomy training program (preferred, six months direct patient care experience).
• One year of previous experience performing Medical Assistant or Patient Care Associate duties.
• One year of previous experience performing medical office clerical duties (e.g., insurance verification, authorizations, medical billing, EMR usage) in a doctor’s office or related area.
• Medical Assistant certification preferred.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Generous paid time off (PTO).
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts and healthcare dependent flexible spending accounts.
• Employee assistance program and employee discount program.
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long‑term care, elder childcare, auto and home insurance.
• Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Primary location: MI – Commerce Township. Hospital/Facility: DMC Huron Valley‑Sinai Hospital in Oakland County.

Part‑time (PT1)

Days

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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